Known lovingly as “The People's Country Club,” this mecca of New York public golf—and one of the hardest courses in the world—will play host to the Ryder Cup, the team match-play tournament in which the 12 best American golfers compete against their counterparts from the UK and Europe.

There hasn’t been a player-captain for the U.S. since Arnold Palmer in 1963. Bradley, who went 4-3 while playing on the team in 2012 and 2014, wasn’t picked in 2023 when the U.S. lost. He currently stands 11th in points.

T he United States Ryder Cup team has six of its players set in stone as automatic qualifiers earned their bids at the conclusion of the 2025 BMW Championship, won by the No. 1 golfer in the world, Scottie Scheffler.